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tax rates. a shocking stat is out about millionaires getting paid unemployment. according to the congressional research service, nearly 2400 millionaires were paid unemployment in 2009. add to that another 954,000 households earning more than $100,000 also taking home unemployment benefits. the numbers include people who were hired for higher-paying jobs after receiving the government money. in 2011, the senate voted unanimously to end unemployment payments to jobless millionaires. however, it was attached to another bill which is yet to pass in the senate. a bailout for spain is "not imminent." that's according to the country's prime minister, who told reporters yesterday that plans to request a bailout are not set in stone. stocks reacted negitively yesterday on the news. many investors have expected spain to request bailout money in order to push down its high borrowing costs. moodys will release a review of the country's sovereign debt this month. some are predicting spain's rating could be
tax rates. a shocking stat is out about millionaires getting paid unemployment. according to the congressional research service, nearly 2400 millionaires were paid unemployment in 2009. add to that another 954,000 households earning more than $100,000 also taking home unemployment benefits. the numbers include people who were hired for higher-paying jobs after receiving the government money. in 2011, the senate voted unanimously to end unemployment payments to jobless millionaires. however, it...
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the french president is saying oui to a sky-high tax rate. and, american consumers brace for a price bump at the grocery store. first business starts now. you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. it's monday, october 1st. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: as the fourth quarter gets underway today, the third quarter ends on an up note. the dow rallied more than 4%, with the s&p 500 and nasdaq each pulling in gains of around 6% during the past 3 months. electric car prices are falling. nissan is offering new discounts on the leaf due to slowing sales. the car can go 100 miles on battery power. the chevy volt is also selling at a lower price. buyers are entitled to a tax break. meanwhile, some relief at the gas pump. unleaded gasoline is down a nickle per gallon from last week. and united continental's ceo tells cnbc the airline might follow in delta's tailwinds and buy an oil refinery to save money on jet fuel. larry levin of trading advantage joins us now. larry, here we are.
the french president is saying oui to a sky-high tax rate. and, american consumers brace for a price bump at the grocery store. first business starts now. you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. it's monday, october 1st. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: as the fourth quarter gets underway today, the third quarter ends on an up note. the dow rallied more than 4%, with the s&p 500 and nasdaq each pulling in gains of around...
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bush tax cuts-- that's another trillion dollars and 2 trillion dollars in military spending that the military hasn;t asked for. that's 8 trillion dollars. how we pay for that, reduce the deficit, make the investments we need to make without dumping those costs on the middle class americans is one of the central questions of this campaign. president barack obama and former governor mitt romney adapted to the new format of debate, six segments of 15 minutes each. the next presidential debate is october 16th. mr. romney is expected to hit the airwaves today with a barage of tv ads. according to the new york times, the romney camp has been quietly increasing its ad spend, and could shell out up to $13 million in commericials in swing states. meanwhile, president obama is outpacing mr. romney with tv ads. the times reports it's especially noticeable in flordia, where pro-obama ads outnumber pro-romney ads by nearly 50%. the obama camp is also strategically spending large amounts of money on campaign ads runing during shows heavily watched by women and young people. a federal court has dec
bush tax cuts-- that's another trillion dollars and 2 trillion dollars in military spending that the military hasn;t asked for. that's 8 trillion dollars. how we pay for that, reduce the deficit, make the investments we need to make without dumping those costs on the middle class americans is one of the central questions of this campaign. president barack obama and former governor mitt romney adapted to the new format of debate, six segments of 15 minutes each. the next presidential debate is...
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naturally, hotels & taxes are not included in the contest. still to come, traders discuss how the election will affect your investments. that's later in traders unplugged. but first, the surpising truth behind what america's workforce really wants. bill moller has that next. o' rom their employer this'll startle you. a good boss, good pay and benefits? nope. none of that. the country's largest employee survey company, workplace dynamics, spent 5 years doing millions of interviews and exhaustive research on this very question. doug claffey is ceo of workplace dynamics. for a business to succeed and survive and for employees to be happy and enriched, what does the workplace need? > > it's got to be organizationally healthy. > > define that. it sounds like it's just a place where employees are inspired and motivated. > > it's really about a place where employees feel connected to the business. where they're executing well, which is about communication, about getting things done. but it's also about heading all in the same direction with great va
naturally, hotels & taxes are not included in the contest. still to come, traders discuss how the election will affect your investments. that's later in traders unplugged. but first, the surpising truth behind what america's workforce really wants. bill moller has that next. o' rom their employer this'll startle you. a good boss, good pay and benefits? nope. none of that. the country's largest employee survey company, workplace dynamics, spent 5 years doing millions of interviews and...
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because they're partnerships, the tax break is they don't pay any corporate taxes. so they pass on more of the distribution to the investors. so, the range of yield is anywhere from the mid- 4s to some as high as high 6s. so we run a couple portfolios that have five average 6% yields in master limited partnerships. so, it's a little more gamey. they trade essentially like bbb corporate bonds. but they pay a little bit more than bbb corporate bonds. so it's not for everybody, and it's not for your whole income portfolio. but- > > it's a little bit of a risk. > > yeah. there is more risk. it's in the safer area of your portfolio, but it offers more yield and a little bit more risk than traditional bonds. but for the right person it can be a nice way to enhance your yield. > > do these mlps track what's going on with oil or natural gas? > > not as much. when you think about how they function, essentially, if you own the pipeline, and companies run oil and gas through your pipeline, they're paying tolls. so you're like the tollbooth operator, and you charge them a certa
because they're partnerships, the tax break is they don't pay any corporate taxes. so they pass on more of the distribution to the investors. so, the range of yield is anywhere from the mid- 4s to some as high as high 6s. so we run a couple portfolios that have five average 6% yields in master limited partnerships. so, it's a little more gamey. they trade essentially like bbb corporate bonds. but they pay a little bit more than bbb corporate bonds. so it's not for everybody, and it's not for...